Heritage list for local fire station

So valuable to the history and changing face of fire fighting is the Dalby Fire Station that the Queensland Heritage Council has decided to induct it into the Heritage Register to protect it for future generations.

"A very important piece of fire station architecture", says David Eades, chair of the Queensland Heritage Council.

"It's been added to a couple of times as the need for increased services, as Dalby grew, and as fire fighting technology has changed."

"Certainly, Dalby should be very proud to have a fire station that ranks among the best, from a heritage perspective, anywhere in Queensland."

"There are a number of themes that run through the Heritage Register in Queensland...There are a number of fire stations in the register that do represent different aspects of fire fighting. This one is important because it is the longest regional fire station in continuous use in Queensland."

"It certainly will not stop it functioning as a fire station, it has always done that...The building must remain, so it can't be demolished, and there are certain conventions around works that go on in the place, to ensure, to the extent possible, the fabric of the building is respected", David Eades.

According to the Register, the 1935 core of the Dalby Fire Station 'comprising a two-storey brick, steel and concrete structure with a classically influenced street facade - is the oldest surviving, and longest operating, fire station in regional Queensland. The 1935 building core, with its 1953 and 1976 extensions, demonstrate the evolution of fire fighting services in the state's regional towns.'